Canada vs Tunisia: Passenger-kilometers by rail

Canada
536.00 million million passenger-km
in 2021
Tunisia
633.33 million million passenger-km
in 2021
Canada rank
58th
Tunisia rank
55th

Passenger-kilometers by rail over time

  • Canada
  • Tunisia
0500.0M1.0B1.5B199520082021

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 633.33 million million passenger-km against 536.00 million million passenger-km in Canada, a difference of 97.33 million million passenger-km.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 58th and Tunisia ranks 55th of 101 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Tunisia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Tunisia Difference Ahead
1990s 1.44 billion million passenger-km 1.08 billion million passenger-km 358.40 million million passenger-km Canada
2000s 1.50 billion million passenger-km 1.34 billion million passenger-km 161.78 million million passenger-km Canada
2010s 1.46 billion million passenger-km 1.22 billion million passenger-km 245.55 million million passenger-km Canada
2020s 382.50 million million passenger-km 607.28 million million passenger-km 224.78 million million passenger-km Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher passenger-kilometers by rail, Canada or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 633.33 million million passenger-km against 536.00 million million passenger-km in Canada as of 2021.
What is the difference in passenger-kilometers by rail between Canada and Tunisia?
97.33 million million passenger-km, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Tunisia?
24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Canada and Tunisia rank globally for passenger-kilometers by rail?
Canada ranks 58th and Tunisia ranks 55th of 101 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Union of Railways (UIC) and OECD, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Passenger-kilometers by rail. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Passenger-kilometers by rail
Unit
million passenger-km
Source
International Union of Railways (UIC) and OECD, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
101 places, 2,125 data points, 1995–2021
Last refreshed

The number of passengers transported by rail, multiplied by the kilometers traveled. This is measured in passenger-kilometers.